After years of speculation, it's finally been confirmed: Swedish furniture store Ikea is opening in New Zealand. After years of speculation, it's finally been confirmed: Swedish furniture store Ikea is opening in New Zealand. Swedish furniture and homeware giant Ikea will soon say more about its New Zealand plans, after announcing two years ago its first store would be in Auckland. Photo / Babiche MartensThese include a full-sized Ikea store in the greater Auckland area where people can access the entire Ikea range and have the complete shopping experience, a planning studio in Wellington and a second smaller-format store in Christchurch. Ikea will also launch its full e-commerce offer during this periodJan Gardberg, country retail manager for Ikea New Zealand, said, "We are looking forward to opening Ikea in New Zealand with access for people across the entire nation.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 11, 2021 06:38 UTC